Electrification of Clay County

This unit will focus on the working of electricity, the light bulb and Lake Chatuge.

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Lake Chatuge

This project is a series of digitized story problems which reinforce fifth grade math competencies while giving students a broad overview of our lake.

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Parabolic Bridges

A math unit using bridges in WNC and the world.

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The Automobile: Past, Present and Beyond

High School students investigate the beginnings of transportation in Swain County and follow it through to the present.

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The Evolution of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

This unit will investigate the birth of a railroad through Western North Carolina once known as the Murphy Branch. We will discuss how the operation and purpose for the train has changed over time. The Murphy Branch portion was completed in 1891 using convict labor for most of the construction. This line began in Asheville and continued on to Murphy. Now over a hundred years later, the train still rides the rails. Upon completion of this unit, children will experience a ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.

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